| Horrid Henry: The Movie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nick Moore |
| Produced by | Allan Niblo Rupert Preston Mike Watts Lucinda Whiteley |
| Written by | Lucinda Whiteley |
| Starring | Ross Marron Theo Stevenson Scarlett Stitt Anjelica Huston Richard E. Grant Dick and Dom |
| Music by | Lester Barnes |
| Cinematography | Sam McCurdy |
| Editing by | Simon Cozens |
| Studio | Novel Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Vertigo Films |
| Release date(s) | 29 July 2011 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £5 million |
Horrid Henry: The Movie is a 3D family comedy film based on the fictional character Horrid Henry. The first British film for children to be shot in 3D, its UK release date was 29 July 2011. The film is directed by Nick Moore.[1]
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Horrid Henry (Theo Stevenson) is too busy dreaming about being a rock star and fending off his little brother Perfect Peter (Ross Marron) to do his homework. Naturally, this gets him into all kinds of trouble. His teacher, Miss Battle-Axe (Anjelica Huston) promptly puts him in detention.
It is revealed that Ashton Primary, the school Henry attends, is to be closed and Vic Van Wrinkle (Richard E. Grant), the headmaster of Brick House School, stands to make a fortune from the resulting influx of pupils. With the help of his worst arch-enemy Moody Margaret (Scarlett Stitt), Henry comes up with a plan to save the school, to avoid having to deal with the new school fees.
First, he decides to enter a Talent Contest with his 'Zero Zombies' Band (even though they were banned by Miss Oddbod (Rebecca Front)) which he reckons that they'll become 'famous enough' that they won't want to shut the school down. During their performance in front of Ed Banger (Noel Fielding) and the Killer Boy Rats, Soggy Sid (David Schneider) tries to ruin the Performance but Margaret and her friends manage to stop him. After winning the show, Henry is found out that he was on the show and Miss Oddbod explains to him that his theory was wrong and that he should have thought about stopping the school closing down before he started being 'horrid'.
Sitting in his bedroom in despair, Henry is called into his fort where Margaret and Peter explain he has been invited onto '2 Cool 4 School' where he can win a Cash Prize if he wins. After completing some challenges, the Presenters (Richard McCourt) and (Dominic Wood) show him confiscated toys in the Confiscated Cupboard but Henry insists on the Cash Prize where he has to meet a 'Terrible Teacher' which is revealed to be Miss Battle-Axe. Miss Battle-Axe congratulates Henry and gives him the Cash Prize and Henry hurries with Margaret to Miss Oddbod.
Meanwhile, Vic Van Wrinkle holding Miss Lovely (Parminder Nagra) and Peter and his friends hostage in his School office. But Miss Lovely tricks him into explaining his plan while Miss Lovely has her Mobile Phone out so that Miss Oddbod can hear on her Phone and stops writing the Contract she was given. Henry and Margaret manage to get to Miss Oddbod and offers her the money but she explains she heard Vic Van Wrinkle's Plan and doesn't need the money. After seeing Vic himself, he attempts to escape but is caught by the Police and is arrested as well as his partners.
The next day, Henry's Family and friends congratulate him for saving the school and are all proud of him and celebrate with a Party where Henry does a high-five which shows the 'Purple-Hand Gang Logo'.
The film received negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 12% of 17 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 3.7 out of 10.[2]
Despite negative reaction the films opened at number five in the U.K Box Office with £1.3 million, but was knocked down to number seven by Super 8 and Mr. Popper's Penguins.
| Track | Song | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Cool for School | Theo Stevenson |
| 2 | Everybody Dance | Kimberley Walsh |
| 3 | Boys and Girls | Pixie Lott |
| 4 | Party Rock Anthem | LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock |
| 5 | (Gonna Be a) Rockstar | Killer Boy Rats |
| 6 | Beat of My Drum | Nicola Roberts |
| 7 | One Time | Justin Bieber |
| 8 | Shine a Light | Mcfly Feat. Taio Cruz |
| 9 | When I'm King | Horrid Henry, Perfect Peter, Dad and Mum |
| 10 | Get Down | Twenty Twenty |
| 11 | Special Brew | Bad Manners |
| 12 | Horrid Homework Haze | Killer Boy Rats |
| 13 | I Gotta Feeling | The Black Eyed Peas |
| 14 | Rock Down | Free Amigos |
| 15 | Ego | The Saturdays |
| 16 | Underdog | You Me at 6 |
| 17 | Monster | The Automatic |
| 18 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz |
| 19 | All the Small Things | Jedward |
| 20 | I'm Horrid Henry | Killer Boy Rats |